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The Failure of China Engagement Policies Justifies Trump Admin’s New Approach

The Failure of China Engagement Policies Justifies Trump Admin’s New Approach
The Yantian International Container Terminals, where massive container ships are docked beneath rows of gantry cranes, in Shenzhen, China, on April 11, 2025. Cheng Xin/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Opinions about President Donald Trump’s efforts to rebalance international trade and isolate China are legion. Some characterize the resulting policy shift to isolate the communist country as brilliant and long overdue, while others call it economic malpractice.
Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
Author
Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.